Italian lawmakers have formally asked the government whether it spied on journalists, possibly using technology supplied by U.S.-based spyware maker Paragon, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
The move marks the latest twist in a months-long saga that has left Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni‘s conservative government facing opposition accusations that it illegally deployed surveillance against its critics – accusations it denies.
The COPASIR parliamentary security committee has written to Cabinet Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano, a key…
